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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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