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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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