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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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