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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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