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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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