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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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