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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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