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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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