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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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