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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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