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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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