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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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