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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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