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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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