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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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