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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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