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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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