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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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