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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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