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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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