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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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