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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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