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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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