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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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