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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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