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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies 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 optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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