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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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