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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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