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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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