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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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