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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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