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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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