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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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