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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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