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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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