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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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