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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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