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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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