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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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