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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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