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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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