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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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