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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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