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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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