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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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