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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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