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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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