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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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