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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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