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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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