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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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