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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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