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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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