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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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