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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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