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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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