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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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