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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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