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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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