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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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