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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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