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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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