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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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