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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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