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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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