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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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