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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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