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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions 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 we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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