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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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