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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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