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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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