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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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