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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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