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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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