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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key 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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