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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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