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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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