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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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