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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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