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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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