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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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