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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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