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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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