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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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