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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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