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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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