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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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