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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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