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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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