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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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