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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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