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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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