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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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