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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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