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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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