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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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