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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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