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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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