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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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