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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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