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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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