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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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