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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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