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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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