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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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