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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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