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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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