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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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