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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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