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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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