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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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