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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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