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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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