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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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