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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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