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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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