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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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