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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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