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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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