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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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