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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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