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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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