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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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