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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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