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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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