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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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