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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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