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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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