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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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