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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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