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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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