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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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