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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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