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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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