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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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