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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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