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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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