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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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