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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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