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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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