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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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