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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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