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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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