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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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