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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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