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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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