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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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