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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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