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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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