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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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