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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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