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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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