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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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