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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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