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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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