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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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