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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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