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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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