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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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