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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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