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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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