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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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