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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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