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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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