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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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