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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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