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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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