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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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