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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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