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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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