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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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