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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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