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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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