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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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