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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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