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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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