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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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