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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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