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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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