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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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