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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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