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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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