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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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