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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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