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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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