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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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