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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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