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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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