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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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