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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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