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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes 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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