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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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