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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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