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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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