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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key 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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