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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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