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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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