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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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