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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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