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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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