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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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