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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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