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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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