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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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