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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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