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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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