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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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