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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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