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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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