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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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