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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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