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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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