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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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