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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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