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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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