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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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