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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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