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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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