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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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