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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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