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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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