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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning 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 MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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