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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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