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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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