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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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