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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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