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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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