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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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