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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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