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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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