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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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