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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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