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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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