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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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