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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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