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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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