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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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