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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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