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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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