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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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