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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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