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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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