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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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