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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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