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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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