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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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