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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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