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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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