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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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