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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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