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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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