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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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