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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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