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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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