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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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