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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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