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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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