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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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