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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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