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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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