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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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