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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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