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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models 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 teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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