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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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