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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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