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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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