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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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