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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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