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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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