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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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