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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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