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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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