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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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