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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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