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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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