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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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