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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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