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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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