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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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