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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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