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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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