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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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