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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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