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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing 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 examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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