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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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