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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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