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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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