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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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