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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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