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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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