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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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