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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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