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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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