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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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