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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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