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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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