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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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