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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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