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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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