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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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