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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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