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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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