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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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