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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the 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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