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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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