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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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