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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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