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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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