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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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