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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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