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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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