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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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