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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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