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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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