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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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