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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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