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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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