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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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