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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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