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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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