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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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