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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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