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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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