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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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