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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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