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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business 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 manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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