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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors 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 MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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