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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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