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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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