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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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