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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the 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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