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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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