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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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