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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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