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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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