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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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