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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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