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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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