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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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