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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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