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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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