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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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