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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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