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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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