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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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