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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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