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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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