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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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