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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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