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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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