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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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