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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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