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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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