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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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