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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators 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 MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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