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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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