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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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