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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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