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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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