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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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