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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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