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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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