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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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