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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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