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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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