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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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