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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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