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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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