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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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