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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers 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 MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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