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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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