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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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