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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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