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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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