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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major 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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