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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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