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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key 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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