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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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