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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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