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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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