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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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