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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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