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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates 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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