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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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