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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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