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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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