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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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