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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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