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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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