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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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