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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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