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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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