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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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