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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the 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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