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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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