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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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