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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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