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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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