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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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