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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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