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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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