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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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