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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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