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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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