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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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