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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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