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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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