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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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