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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important 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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