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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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