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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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