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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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