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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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