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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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