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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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