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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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