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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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