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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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