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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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