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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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