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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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