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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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