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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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