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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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