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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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