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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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