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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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