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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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