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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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