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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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