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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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