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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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