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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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