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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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