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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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