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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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