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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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