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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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