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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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