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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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