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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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