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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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