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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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