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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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