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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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