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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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