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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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