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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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