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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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