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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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