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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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