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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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