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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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