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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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