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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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