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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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