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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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