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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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