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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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