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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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