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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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