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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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