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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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