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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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