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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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