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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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