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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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