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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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