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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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