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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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