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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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