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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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