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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions 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 innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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