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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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