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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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