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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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