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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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