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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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