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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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