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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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