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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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