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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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