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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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