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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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