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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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