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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured 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 MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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