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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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