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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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