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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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