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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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