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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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