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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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