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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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