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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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