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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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