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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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