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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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