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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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