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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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