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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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