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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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