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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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