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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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