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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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