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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies 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? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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