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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education