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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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