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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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