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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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