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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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