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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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