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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)